| Name | Kobe |
|---|---|
| Administrative division | Hyogo |
| Country | Japan |
People born here (35) |
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| Hifumi Abe |  JPN |
JUD | Olympics/YOG | 2014—2024 | 9 August 1997 | |
| Uta Abe | JPN |
JUD | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 14 July 2000 | |
| Nobuharu Asahara | JPN |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2008 | 21 June 1972 | |
| Roderick Genki Dean | JPN |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2024 | 30 December 1991 | |
| Shozi Doi | JPN |
BBL | Non-Medal | 1964 | 28 June 1942 | |
| Emin Doybak |  TUR |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 1930 | |
| Gordon Dukes |  USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1912 | 23 December 1888 | |
| Takashi Haase Shibayama | JPN |
EJP | Olympics | 2024 | 11 May 1980 | |
| Shunkichi Hamada | JPN |
HOC | Olympics | 1932—1936 | 19 October 1910 | |
| Miyoko Hirose | JPN |
VVO | Olympics | 1984 | 5 March 1959 | |
| Tomohiro Inoue | JPN |
WRE | Olympics | 2016 | 17 July 1987 | |
| Takuya Iwanami | JPN |
FBL | Non-starter | 2016 | 18 June 1994 | |
| Shinji Kagawa | JPN |
FBL | Olympics | 2008 | 17 March 1989 | |
| Heizo Kanayama | JPN |
PNT | Olympics | 1932 | 18 December 1883 | |
| Yuko Kawakami | JPN |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 1 August 1975 | |
| Hide Kawanishi | JPN |
PNT | Olympics | 1932 | 9 July 1894 | |
| Ryuzo Kitajima | JPN |
EVE | Olympics | 2016—2024 | 23 October 1985 | |
| Ryohei Koiso | JPN |
PNT | Olympics | 1936 | 25 July 1903 | |
| Ryoichi Maeda | JPN |
FBL | Non-starter | 2004 | 9 October 1981 | |
| Hiroshi Michinaga | JPN |
ARC | Olympics | 1976 | 8 October 1956 | |
| Tomokazu Myojin | JPN |
FBL | Olympics | 2000 | 24 January 1978 | |
| Mai Nakamura | JPN |
SWA | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 13 January 1989 | |
| Toshiyuki Notomi | JPN |
WLF | Olympics | 1996 | 15 June 1971 | |
| Kaori Sakamoto | JPN |
FSK | Olympics/YOG/Closing Flagbearer | 2016—2026 | 9 April 2000 | |
| Dick Sargeant |  AUS |
SAL | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 17 March 1936 | |
| Risa Shimizu | JPN |
FBL | Olympics | 2020—2024 | 15 June 1996 | |
| Taeko Takeba | JPN |
SHO | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 16 June 1966 | |
| Masanori Tokita | JPN |
FBL | Olympics | 1956 | 24 June 1925 | |
| Shozo Tsugitani | JPN |
FBL | Non-starter | 1964 | 25 June 1940 | |
| Kanoko Tsutani-Mabuchi | JPN |
DIV | Olympics | 1956—1964 | 6 January 1938 | |
| Kanae Yagi | JPN |
WLF | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 16 July 1992 | |
| Hidetaka Yamada | JPN |
BDM | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 22 June 1976 | |
| Ryo Yamamoto | JPN |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 18 May 1984 | |
| Eri Yanetani | JPN |
SBD | Olympics | 2006—2010 | 7 June 1984 | |
| Hiroki Yokoyama | JPN |
STK | Olympics | 2018 | 18 February 1994 | |
People who died here (7) |
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| Hide Kawanishi | JPN |
PNT | Olympics | 1932 | 20 February 1965 | |
| Ryohei Koiso | JPN |
PNT | Olympics | 1936 | 16 December 1988 | |
| Yoshio Kojima | JPN |
ATH | Olympics | 1956 | 3 March 1993 | |
| Ryo Mabuchi | JPN |
DIV | Olympics | 1956—1960 | 22 November 2021 | |
| Kihachiro Onitsuka | JPN |
Other | 2001 | 29 September 2007 | ||
| Shozo Tsugitani | JPN |
FBL | Non-starter | 1964 | 2 June 1978 | |
| Kanoko Tsutani-Mabuchi | JPN |
DIV | Olympics | 1956—1964 | 4 January 2025 | |
| INAC Kobe Leonessa, Kobe (JPN) |
| Kobe FC, Kobe (JPN) |
| Sysmex, Kobe (JPN) |
| Vissel Kobe, Kobe (JPN) |
